Report: JP Ricciardi listening to offers for Roy Hallladay

[Halladay_is_God]

Reports: Ricciardi would listen to offers for Halladay

With baseball's trading deadline just over four weeks away, there's already plenty of talk centring around the Toronto Blue Jays and Roy Halladay.

Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi told both CBS Sportsline and FOX Sports that while the club isn't actively shopping their star pitcher, they are willing to listen to other teams about what could be offered for him.

"We have to see what makes us better," Ricciardi told CBS Sportsline. "Obviously, if people have interest in Roy Halladay, they'd better realize there's a steep price that's going to come with it."

Halladay, 32, is in the second season of a three-year, $40 million contract he signed in 2006. He's making $14.25 million this year and will earn $15.75 million in 2010.

With what appears to be a shortage of quality starters in the trade market, FOX Sports suggested that the Jays could deal Halladay for a wealth of young talent the same way the Cleveland Indians did when they sent Bartolo Colon to Montreal seven years ago for Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee and Brandon Phillips.

I will put a hit on JP if this is ever done

[Kingdom]

Gammons says they're keeping him and Romero and listening to offers on Rolen and Rios

[DirtyKash]

He has a no-trade clause anyways.

[cjkalt]

Gammons says they're keeping him and Romero and listening to offers on Rolen and Rios

Those guys will be lucky to get 2nd tier specs... Just trade Rolen Rios and Halladay... that team would be really good in a few years

[Porter]

I will put a hit on JP if this is ever done

You haven't already?

[Halladay_is_God]

I tried, no one will take it for petty cash, but if thois happens i don't care for the price

[ljshorty89]

Obviously nothing is sure, but according to Will Carroll from Baseball Prospectus, there is a #32 Jersey present in the Phillies clubhouse tonight.

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Good god, please don't let Doc go to the Phils...